On 05/19/2013 at 11:51 PM,
by
smartcelt
What started off as a pretty awesome weekend has ended pretty badly. Sitting here pondering things and just wanted to write a bit about it. Tornadoes swept across northeast Oklahoma just a few hours ago. We battened down the hatches as we normally do. Not unusual here in May. Happens every year in fact. But these were monster tornadoes they were reporting on TV,some were almost F4 level. We saw them tracking their way up the highway toward us. One touched down in Shawnee and did massive damage,killing one person. I've seen the destruction of tornadoes close up living in this state. Seen it happen just a few miles from where I was one time. But it never seems to get any easier. Seeing the live camera shots of Shawnee from the air afterward was shocking to me. I thought about how I'd feel if it was my town,my home. My prayers go out to them and their families. The storm started around Edmond,which is where my brother now lives. He's fine and the town is okay. So is mine,and Tulsa was spared from damage. These things happen so fast. Played out over the course of just a few hours. I know some hit up in Kansas too. There were some bad ones in Texas very recently. I could not take any more of the storm coverage and just changed the channel randomly. Landed on the Rock N' Roll Hall Of Fame Induction. And it was just starting on the final inductees....Rush. Had not seen it yet. It was awesome,funny,cool,and heartwarming. Made my day,and I really needed that badly. So I've had some ups and downs. But I have so much to be thankful for. Mainly that my family is alright,and that most everyone else's is okay too. Now the rebuilding begins for some folks. But they will have a lot of help,because people in this state are good about that sort of thing. Hope your weekend was soooooo much better. Had to be....
